Guess what guys, guess what!?!?

It's Odet Mae's birthday!!!

WOOT WOOT!!! Happy birthday Odet Mae!!!

So in honour of her birthday, I'm posting the next chapter!

I hope you all like it--especially you Odet Mae!

Love from, CK

Chapter 14

"Max? Are you okay?" I heard Fang say and another loud purr erupted from my throat before I found myself pinning Fang to the wall and practically crushed myself to him.
My mouth was on his instantly and I was kissing him with a ferocity I didn't know I had.
Fang seemed stunned for a moment, and suddenly his body seemed to mould to mine and I found myself in Fang's spot, pinned to wall. Fang was suddenly kissing me hungrily and I found myself kissing him just as harshly.
What the---
Congratulations Max! My Voice hissed bitterly. You've now got both yourself and Fang in bloodlust, and neither one of you can control yourself…
I was mentaly frozen in shock at this.
...don't do anything illegal… my Voice spat at me.
I could've sworn my heart stopped.
Oh my (insert-swear-word-of-your-choice-here-to-describe-how-utterly-screwed-up-this-is) God …
Fang and I are so dead.
Fang lips were on my own in an instant and mine were practically glued to kiss. We were both kissing so fiercely so…passionately, that my head started to spin from the pleasure.
But his lips just tasted so damn good….so damn sweet…
Fang's hard, lean arms were suddenly around my waist and I threw my arms over his shoulders, drawing him even closer so I could taste more of him.
It was obvious that Fang was the dominant one in our kiss, but I was not complaining. He suddenly pulled away from me teasingly, making me whimper in protest before I was pushed roughly on to the bed and Fang hovered over me.
Damn he looks so sexxy like that… I thought dazedly, hearing a needing whimper come out of my throat when Fang's lips left my own. An animalistic snarl rose from deep within Fang's throat, almost like a groan, and he crushed his lips to mine again, much to my happiness.
I tilted my head to get more of Fang's lips on my on, and that was when Fang teasingly licked my lower lip. A satisfied noise came from deep in my throat and Fang crushed my lips hard to his, his tongue slipping into my mouth before I knew what had happened.
His tongue was tempting me, teasing me as it explored my mouth slowly driving my crazy with want. He continued to torture me like this before he pulled away, my head hazy with pleasure and he grinned a feral, smug grin down at me before he licked his lips at my taste.
That cocky little…
Growling in frustration, I crushed his lips again to my own and he more-than-readily let me, slipping his tongue back into my mouth. He teased me again with his tongue and I was too happy with the moment to be ashamed when another husky sound rose from my throat. So... damn…good…
Faintly, I heard a light tap on the door but shrugged it off running my hands through Fang's thick hair and continuing to kiss him. Fang lifted me up off the bed and pulled to him till our bodies were practically pressed against each other. I kissed him even more fiercely at this, and I felt Fang's hands slip teasingly into the back of my shirt.
"Max?!" a voice shouted from outsides the room , and Fang pulled away in surprise, my eyes fluttering open at the sound too, only to feel as though I could die of embarrassment.
Fang and I had practically groped each other! Oh gods! And we…I…he -- he had his hand up my shirt! Up. My. Shirt! And I liked it!
Oh my gods! I mentally screamed. I'm never gonna—
"Max!" the voice came more urgently from outside the door, the knocking now louder and quicker on the door.
I heard myself growl, still in bloodlust mode, and I was almost relieved yet also slightly ticked that someone had interrupted my make-out with Fang. I swung the door open and growled angrily, only for it to end in a surprised yelp when I saw someone I didn't expect to see…someone I didn't want to see…
… Jeb.
"Jeb!?" I shouted (accidentally) in shock.
He looked at me adoringly for a moment before he shot a hard, cold look past me.
What? Why would he—oh! Uh-oh….
Fang was still sitting on the bed—shirtless (still, not that I was complaining), but he was breathing heavily and his eyes were still slit and slightly glassy.
Which Jeb could take three ways… I thought distractedly.
Jeb could think that :
A) Fang was drunk/high.
B) Fang and I were sharing a room and had just been in the midst of a major make-out session.
C) Fang and I were both slightly high on our bloodlust and we were sharing a room and we had been in the midst of a major make-out session that could have (and probably would have), lead to something more if Jeb hadn't interrupted us.
Hmm….tough choices….….Guess which one Jeb chose?...
"Maximum? What on earth are you doing in the same room as Fang?!" he questioned angrily, yet his eyes flashed with concern.
"Umm...checkers?" I offered jokingly, still unable to believe that Jeb of all people was standing outside the door.
How did he know where the Flock and I were!?
Unfortunately, Jeb didn't get the checkers joke…
"Max! This bloodlust is not a game! What could have happened if I hadn't knocked on your door just now?" Jeb said worriedly. "What if something had happened to you? Do you know how worried I've been all week?! Once I heard news that Fang had gone into bloodlust from your blood donation, I knew it would only be a matter of time before you too became—"
"Whoa!" I said. "Jeb…take it easy" I said. "Now a couple questions-how did you know I was here? How do you know about bloodlust? What do you want? And do you have an army of Erasers hiding somewhere behind you?" I asked him.
Jeb smiled warmly at me, as if I was a child who had just done something incredibly cute (like Angel when she was mind-controlling someone).
"Of course not, Max. I just came to talk to you…
"And Fang..." I asked hopefully.
Jeb seemed to falter but shot Fang a disapproving look. "Yes, Fang too..." he finally said, but it didn't sound too happy about it.
Without waiting for an invitation (how rude) Jeb strolled into the room and sat down.
"Now listen, I know that the two of you are currently in bloodlust—"
"Thanks for stating the obvious" Fang said. I had to stifle a laugh and Jeb looked almost sadly at Fang.
"Yes, well, I've found a solution that can ends all this crazy madness, once and for all" Jeb said calmly.
My jaw nearly hit the floor.
This was what I had been hoping for! Something to get rid of this stupid, weird, slightly scary bloodlust and then Fang and I could go back to being normal!
(Well…as normal as we can be… since we have wings, we grew up in the School, we've made out a couple timers, I nearly killed his ex-girlfriend—haha! You hear that Lissa? You're the ex!…. And we blah blah blah, etc. etc.)
But what was the catch? I wondered. Good things do not come without a price…a very high price I was guessing in this case…
"What's the catch?" Fang asked, voicing what I had just been thinking.
"No catch" Jeb said, "Really, I just wanted to make sure that you two don't hurt each other or anyone else, so I've brought the antidote with me" Jeb said in a kind voice.
He almost seemed sincere…and I felt a wave of warmth go through me, and I wondered if it was possible that Jeb actually, truly cared…like he used to when we were all living together….
And then Jeb had to ruin it all and pull out a very, big, long, scary looking needle.
And I hate needles. In fact the only person who hates needles more than me…
Is Fang.
…Ironic, isn't it?
"Max," Jeb said kindly, "All you—"
"You are not touching her with that needle" Fang growled out in a voice cold as ice.
Jeb and I were both surprised at this, but when Jeb tried to reassure Fang, it obviously didn't work.
"Don't. Even. Think. About. It…" Fang hissed coldly. "You try to touch her with that needle I will break your bones. Got it?" he said harshly. Jeb seemed very annoyed at this, I felt almost flattered by it.
Fang suddenly grabbed my hand and pulled me away from Jeb before I could protest.
"Excuse us" Fang muttered and he pulled me into the bathroom before locking the door.
"Fang!" I said in surprise. "What are you—"
"You know I hate needles, Max" Fang said simply, "And I don't trust Jeb…I can't….it's just too perfect that he shows up with an antidote, in the middle of Texas, far away from the School, because he wants to help…it's too…too…" Fang trailed off and looked into my eyes, hoping that I would understand—which I did. Perfectly.
"Too planned" I finished. Fang nodded at me.
What makes you think you need an antidote Max? My Voice asked slyly. I've never even heard of there being an 'antidote' for bloodlust before….and with only a few days left too…
My head shot up as my Voice whispered this in my ear, and I was suddenly, struck with crazy (but-just-crazy-enough-to-work) plan.
"We can wait it out" I muttered, more to myself than Fang, but he heard me anyways.
"What?' He asked me curiously.
"We can wait the bloodlust out!" I said, a small smile breaking over my face. "I forgot to tell you! My Voice says that Bloodlust will only last a few more days—a week at most, and then it's gone until we're 18, 19. All we have to do is wait it out, keep away from each other for the next coupe days and we're home-free! I agree with you about the whole Jeb thing!...not to mention that needle is way-too-big for my liking….do think it'll work?' I asked him. Fang looked at me with a-what-did-you-eat-for-dinner-tonight-that's-made-you-crazy-look, but then seemed to ponder over the thought for a few minutes his face deep in thought.
…but even then he looked so—
Don't start, Max I quickly warned myself, before I started drooling over him again (okay, scratch the again. No-one can know that I've drooled over Fang before….but it was when he wasn't looking, of course...)
"It could work..." Fang said, snapping me out of my thoughts. "But the likelihood of us actually doing it isn't too high…we see each other everyday…we're close to each other everyday…I don't think we can pull this off…" he told me calmly. That calm tone, made me angry for some reason, but he did have a point…
"I guess you're right" I told him, thinking it over carefully. "It would be crazy of us to even try to avoid the bloodlust… I said.
Fang nodded solemnly, and I had to turn my head away to stop him from seeing my smirk.
"I mean…you can hardly keep your hands off me, so it'd be almost impossible for you to do it…" I said simply, secretly laughing with delight when Fang's head shot up and his eyes flashed with a challenge.
Hit a man's pride…and ladies and gentlemen! We've got ourselves a winner!...
"Excuse me?" Fang said in a low voice. "I wouldn't be able to control myself?...this coming from the girl who jumped me after my shower—"
"You were walking around shirtless… practically parading yourself..." I defended.
Fang's eyes flashed again in a way that made me shiver with excitement.
"Bet..." Fang muttered and I gave him a confused look. Fang only grinned at this.
"I bet you that you'll be the first one to go back into bloodlust…" Fang said, his voice low and laced with a challenge. I raise my eyebrows at this which made Fang's grin widen. "If you don't think you'll be able to keep your hands off me, you can always just say 'no'…Fang suggested in a tone too sweet.
That tricky little…
"I re-bet you that you'll be the first to go into bloodlust..." I shot at him. "You've attacked me three times, so there's no way you'll go a week without you begging for me to kiss you!"
"Keep dreaming…" Fang muttered. "About me kissing you!" My eyes widened again and I let myself open my mouth in mock awe.
Fang wanted a bet…oh, he'll get a bet! I thought to myself.
"First one to go into bloodlust loses…" I shot at him.
"Deal. Winner gets what?"
"Anything they want!" I told him angrily. If Fang thought he was going to win over me that guy was in for the surprise of his life when I kicked his butt!
Fang's jaw slanted slightly and his eyes were bright with the challenge. "Your. On." Fang said, his voice husky and teasing. I smiled wickedly back at him. "Good luck" I muttered.
Fang smirked back at me.
"I don't need it…you'll be begging for me to kiss you. Guaranteed you're going to lose…" he said. I couldn't help but smiling wickedly again.
The bloodlust-free bet was on!!!

Boo-yah!!!

...err...yeah... LOL